#philosophy

"Our lives are part of a unique adventure... Nevertheless, most of us think the world is 'normal' and are constantly hunting for something abnormal--like angels or Martians. But that is just because we don't realize the world is a mystery. As for myself, I felt completely different. I saw the world as an amazing dream. I was hunting for some kind of explanation of how everything fit together."

"Freedom [10w] You've never experienced freedom until you have nothing to lose."

"What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it."

"Remember that you are never alone—you are always with yourself."

"Creativity sparks originality which then manifests itself into what we call evolution. To depreciate imagination is to depreciate life."

"Casualties of War The casualties of war are far, far morethan those lying dead on the battlefield floor."

"Partout où il y a représentation indépendante, le spectacle se reconstitue."

"Transubstantiation [10w] Transubstantiate digression into confessionand drink from poetry's Holy Grail."

"Meek [10w] Blessed are the meek, for they've learned how to duck."

"Whisper into My Good Ear [10w] "Pour your fears, fantasies, desires into my ear of corn."

"We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer."

"Your subconscious mind is the universal mind with a universal consciousness."

"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."

"Forgiveness is the most compassionate way toward the peace."

"I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity."

"Your Poem A poem is a waking dream.If your poem is shit,then it was a fucking nightmare."

"Animals are irrational men"

"For a long time now a hint of aversion had lain on everything he did and experienced, a shadow of impotence and loneliness, an all-encompassing distaste for which he could not find the complementary inclination. He felt at times as though he had been born with a talent for which there was at present no objective."

"If you appreciate the small things, you're likely to get the big ones."

"I define my journey, I enjoy it too."